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At the “One Democratic Venezuela” event, held at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), political, union, and business leaders, as well as journalists and academics, agreed on the need to promote national unity, peace, and respect for human rights.
On Tuesday, October 14th, President Donald Trump announced the bombing of a fifth vessel allegedly linked to “narco-terrorism”. Image: Truth…
Yendri Velásquez has served as coordinator of the Venezuelan Observatory of LGBTIQ+ Violence, while Luis Peche is director of the…
The head of UNCTAD and candidate for the UN Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan, warned about the risks that a military action in Venezuela would entail, following recent US airstrikes against vessels that departed from the Caribbean nation. The Costa Rican economist defended the historical position of Latin America against armed interventions and called for preserving international law as a principle of regional stability.
Facade of the Diplomatic Headquarters in Oslo, a Compound Shared by Venezuela and Croatia. Photo: Kjetil Ree. Guacamaya, October 13,…
Russia warned this Friday that a U.S. military action against Venezuela would constitute an “irreparable mistake” and would confirm Washington’s view of Latin America as its “backyard.” The alert occurred during a meeting of the UN Security Council, where the Russian representative, Vasily Nebenzia, denounced the deployment of more than 4,000 U.S. personnel in the southern Caribbean, including destroyers, nuclear submarines, and patrol aircraft.
The government of Nicolás Maduro would have offered the United States a dominant stake in Venezuela’s oil and mineral wealth in discussions that lasted for months, in order to stave off a military escalation.
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to opposition leader María Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting the democratic rights of the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
A group of senators is once again bringing the debate about the limits of presidential military action to the table. A coalition of senators, headed by Adam Schiff, Tim Kaine, Ron Wyden, Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley, and with the support of Republican Rand Paul, introduced Resolution 83, which seeks to end the use of the Armed Forces for operations in the Caribbean without explicit Congressional authorization.
The bishops describe the historic event as a timely opportunity to inspire gestures of forgiveness, justice, and fraternal unity among…
